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"Eleanor Ruth Duckworth (born 1935) is a cognitive psychologist, educational theorist and constructivist educator. A former student, colleague, leading translator and interpreter of Jean Piaget as well as renowned Professor of Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education, she is one of the leading progressive educators today. "

Terrific issue of Educ. Psych Rev., "Advances in Cog Psych Relevant to Educ" http://t.co/cva0G433

" Behaviorism vs. Constructivism in the Technological Secondary Education Classroom "

"As methods of imaging the brain improve, neuroscientists and educators can now identify changes in children's brains as they learn, and start to develop ways of personalizing instruction for kids who are falling behind."

" "The hope is that understanding each child's neurocognitive profiles will help educators provide targeted and personalized education and intervention, particularly in those with special needs.""

"The belief in learning styles is so widespread, it is considered to be common sense. Few people ever challenge this belief, which has been deeply ingrained in our educational system. Teachers are routinely told that in order to be effective educators, they must identify & cater to individual students' learning styles; it is estimated that around 90% of students believe that they have a specific learning style but research suggests that learning styles don't actually exist! This presentation focuses on debunking this myth via research findings, explaining how/why the belief in learning styles is problematic, and examining the reasons why the belief persists despite the lack of evidence."

"Flipped Learning Network (FLN) announced a formal definition of the term. They also released the Four Pillars of F-L-I-P™ and a checklist of eleven indicators that educators must incorporate into their practice. The group of experienced flipped educators also draws a distinction between Flipped Learning and a Flipped Classroom."

International Educational Consultant Dr. David A. Sousa is an international consultant in educational neuroscience and author of 15 books that suggest ways that educators and parents can translate current brain research into strategies for improving learning.

While at #PS2015, a graduate student at BYU asked me, "What other theories are being applied in education?" That may be the best question of the year and one that every school and district leadership team should ask themselves. So, what theories are being applied to public education?

""We can finally say that you are not the sum of a letter grade, that your report card should not dictate where you will go and what you should do with your life." Jeremy Friedberg of Spongelab interactive talks about blended learning and creating a personalized learning experience with help of technology and gaming. Games are the most popular form of entertainment and through participation they are an incredibly powerful data capturing tool. By knowing so much more about a learner and the help of collaboration we can revolutionize the way we deliver education and foster creativity in students."

"The Net Generation has grown up with information technology. The aptitudes, attitudes, expectations, and learning styles of Net Gen students reflect the environment in which they were raised-one that is decidedly different from that which existed when faculty and administrators were growing up. This collection explores the Net Gen and the implications for institutions in areas such as teaching, service, learning space design, faculty development, and curriculum. Contributions by educators and students are included"

In this Ted talk, the creator of Khan Academy gives an example of how virtue classroom play a role in current education. Khan academy first started with series of educational video in math and expanding to other subjects.

The article was published in 2004 and it foresee that Connectiviism would be the future of the education. Knowledge and learning has underwent significant changes after the emergence of current technologies. Learners are more likely to move into multiple and unrelated field. Besides formal education at school, informal learning become a more significant aspect and learners acquire knowledge through technologies, communities, work environment. Learning become a long lasting changed state because of the interaction between people and own life experiences.

"In a growing number of schools, educators are echoing Papert's assertion that engaging students by starting with the concrete and solving hands-on, real-world problems is a great motivator."

Messing around with Microsoft Educationlabs Flashcards. Some cool options for educators! http://t.co/VMxMxI62

"spend more time teaching and less time marking written work and leading pupils through dull drills of words and numbers"

"assess whether a digital tool is suitable for a monological, dialogical or polyphonic form of teaching. "

"How we learn, remember, process information, create ideas and solve problems lies inside our brain. In our lessons on cognitive perspective, you'll take a look at all these functions and processes to gain a better understanding of how they occur. "